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Another incredible opportunity to try and suss out lyrics to a Sullivan song! And, an equally wonderful excuse / reason to listen to Mr. Sullivan's irresistibly gorgeous, mesmeric, hypnotic, beautiful voice on loop for hours and hours and hours on end (well, it's been more like days, actually).
No word of a joke, my hearing is going (in one ear especially) and so, you'll spot a ton of errors, mistakes. Some of the attempts don't even make any sense, but I entered them here in this post anyway. Of the three singles ("Amundsen", "Clean Horizon" and "Unforgiven") we've been gifted to hear thus far, before "Surrounded" is released tomorrow, "Unforgiven" is the one song I had the most difficulty with trying to work out the words to. Even still and to no end, I thoroughly loved and enjoyed the exercise. Perhaps someone reading this (absolutely everyone is welcomed to) jump in here and make whatever corrections or post their own attempt at deciphering the lyrics.
Thanking you in advance here, now, if you chose to take the time to make any corrections / additions. Thank you.
UnforgivenIn the villages there are more, dead than are living OR In the villages there are more, dead that are living OR In the villages there are more, deaf that are living
The careful quiet lives of the, unforgiven OR With careful quiet lives of the, unforgiven OR The careful quiet lies of the, unforgiven
Secrets buried deep beneath the stones, and the bones OR With secrets buried deep beneath the stones, and the bones
And oil stains and motorbikes from, ride-by killings
Mary's piercing gaze, in the stained glass windows
Reigned in heaven's light above, the flickering candles OR Framed in heaven's height, above the flickering candles OR Framed in heaven's light, above the flickering candles OR Engrained in heaven's light above, the flickering candles OR Rained heaven's light upon, the flickering candles OR Bring in heaven's light upon, the flickering candles OR Bringing heaven's light above, the flickering candles
We tried to make the sanctuary here, when the slavers came OR They tried to make a sanctuary here, when the slavers came OR They tried to take the sentry here, when the slavers came OR We tried to make a sanctuary here, when its labourers came
But the doors were forced, they were dragged away in chains
In the wild island
With its God, unforgiving OR With its guard, unforgiving OR With its God, unforgiven
His mouth is gaping sky
Broken teeth, made of mountain
The tombs of the families layered, one upon another OR The tombs of the families laid, one upon the other
Blood dues and accidents, sister / brother OR Blood hues of accidents, sister / brother OR Blood used in accidents, sister / brother OR Blood fused of accidents, sister / brother OR Blood queues of accidents, sister / brother OR Blood cues of accidents, sister / brother OR Accused of accidents, sister / brother OR The dues of accidents, sister / brother OR The clues and accidents, sister / brother
Nobody's passed through these rusting gates, for a hundred years or more
Where the flowers grow, to be solid rock OR Where the flowers grow, from solid rock OR Where the prowlers grow, from solid rock
On the wild island
With its God, unforgiving OR With its guard, unforgiving OR With its God, unforgiven
His mouth is gaping sky
Broken teeth, made of mountain
As sharp as the crushed shells, strewn along the shore
Sharp as the knives in their wedding clothes OR Sharp as the knives in the wedding clothes OR Sharp as the knights in their wedding clothes OR Sharp as the knaves in their wedding clothes
Sharp as the light, pouring from the sky OR Sharp as the light, roaring from the sky OR Sharp as the light, falling from the sky
Sharp as the truth, when you cannot turn it off OR Sharp as the truth, when you cannot tell it all OR Sharp as the truth, when you cannot tell at all
More dazzling the light, the darker is the shadow OR More dazzling a light, darker is the shadow
You chose an overgrown path for us to follow
It lead us up and up, through the whispering trees
But we will never find what's buried here OR But we were never fine, once buried here
On the wild island
With its God, unforgiving OR With its guard, unforgiving OR With its God, unforgiven
His mouth is gaping sky, black
Broken teeth, made of mountain
We take the wild oaths, you and I OR We take the wild oats, you and I OR We took the wild oaths, you and I
Pass the breath 'round every corner OR Cast a breath 'round every corner OR Past the breadth 'round every corner OR Passed a breath 'round every corner
Here in the humming air, high, above blue water
Still unforgiven
You're still unforgiven OR They're still unforgiven
Still unforgivenAnd here's a Justin's interview about SURROUNDED...: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pdv64tOfNU&ab_channel=MadeinMetal
2 new titles of SURROUNDED can be listened from: https://beyondtheplaylist.libsyn.com/beyond-the-playlist-justin-sullivan?fbclid=IwAR2fihoGcW8oXhCRzqoaCCV_by2SUOmDxembMAuWDhgwqOcouV342frjQH4
YES!!!
Boy, am I glad you're a serious and dedicated JS fan too, Guillaume!
There are a lot of great ladies and gentlemen posting and floating around here, that add SO much worth and good to these here NMA/JS/RSC pages, this official NMA owned forum. You're one of the ones who posts SO many incredible links on the noticeboard. Thank you Guillaume, for always sharing them with us and keeping us in the NMA/JS/RSC music loop. I really appreciate the thought, the effort, the generosity, as I do not have enough time myself, as I'd love to have, to search for NMA/JS/RSC-related material, etc. All of this stuff matters and means a great deal to me. I live for the little things in life.
I love reading, watching and/or listening to (however slight) music-related interviews, especially if they're in anyway tied or linked to anything to do with Canada or NMA/JS/RSC and autobiographical in nature. I don't even mind hearing the same things repeated, at all. Even that, (necessary repetition) never bores me, ever... either!
I'm off to dive deep into those two links. It'll be at least a couple more weeks before I expect to receive my official physical, tangible copies of both "Surrounded" and the extended re-released version of "Navigating by the Stars". SO incredibly excited.
'I can hardly wait'. It's a serious, thorough, real rush, flighty and tripping thrill... the waiting! Well, the waiting for wonderful things, that is... not the pitch black or seriously and heavily-loaded, irreversible dark stuff. I think it's fair to say we've
all gone through enough of that shit, already!
'Straight on for the days ahead'.
Hoping and praying they'll be decent days for everyone, everywhere... 'from here' forward. Stay safe everybody.
